Erasmus University Rotterdam Explained

Erasmus University Rotterdam should not be confused with Erasmus Programme.

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Native Name:Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Latin Name:Academia Erasmiana Roterodamensis
Mottoeng:Making Minds Matter[1]
Established:1913 – Nederlandsche Handels-Hoogeschool
1937 – renamed Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool (with university status granted)
1966 – establishment Medische Faculteit Rotterdam
1973 – merger Medische Faculteit Rotterdam and Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool; renamed to Erasmus University Rotterdam
Type:Public, General
Budget:€732 million (2021)[2]
Rector:Annelien Bredenoord[3]
Students:39,150 (2020)
Colours:Erasmus Bright Green, Erasmus Green and Erasmus Warm Grey[4]
  
Faculty:3,687 (2020)
Professors:252-->
Affiliations:AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB, TPC

Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as EUR, Dutch; Flemish: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /eːˌrɑsmʏs ynivɛrsiˌtɛit rɔtərˈdɑm/) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century Christian humanist and theologian.

Erasmus MC is the largest and one of the foremost academic medical centers and trauma centers in the Netherlands, whereas its economics and business school, Erasmus School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management are well known in Europe.

History

Erasmus University Rotterdam was founded on 8 November 1913 as the Netherlands School of Commerce (Dutch; Flemish: Nederlandsche Handels-Hoogeschool, or NHH) through private initiative with broad support from the business community of Rotterdam.[5] In 1937, the school was recognized as a higher educational institute with university status, providing education in commerce and economics as an academic discipline. This resulted in a change of its name: the NHH became the NEH, or Netherlands School of Economics (Dutch; Flemish: Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool). The growing complexity of society led in the 1960s, to the arrival of the faculties of Law and Social Sciences, followed in later decades by Philosophy, History and Arts, and Business Administration.

From 1950, the Foundation for Higher Clinical Education used its best efforts to get a full academic medical study programme established in Rotterdam, and with success: In 1966, the government established the Medical Faculty Rotterdam (Dutch; Flemish: Medische Faculteit Rotterdam), housed next to Dijkzigt Hospital. Together with the Sophia Children's Hospital and the Daniel den Hoed Clinic, it forms the University Hospital Rotterdam, which as of 1 January 2003, bears the name Erasmus MC.In 1973, the Medical Faculty Rotterdam and the Netherlands School of Economics merged, after which the institution was renamed under its current name Erasmus University Rotterdam (Dutch; Flemish: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) – the first university in the Netherlands named after a person, a man to whom Rotterdam owes the reputation it has held for centuries in the academic world.[6]

Health

This domain includes the Erasmus MC, the Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management (ESHPM) and the Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA).

Erasmus MC is the new name for the university medical centre in Rotterdam, which is a merger of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the University Hospital Rotterdam (Dijkzigt, Sophia, Daniel den Hoed clinic). The biomedical cluster plays a leading role in the field of analysis of role of individual genes playing role in diseases. The Forensic Molecular Biology department works together with the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI). Major long-term genetic epidemiological studies among the elderly and children are Erasmus Rotterdam Health for the Elderly (ERGO) and Generation R respectively.The Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management (ESHPM) forms a bridge between medicine and the health sciences on the one hand and social sciences on the other. The institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA) conducts health economic research in collaboration with both the Erasmus MC and the Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management.

Wealth

This area includes the Erasmus School of Economics and the Rotterdam School of Management. Its economics programs and management programs attract students and postgraduates from all over the world.The research schools Erasmus Institute for Management (ERIM) and the Tinbergen Institute attract PhD students, research fellows, PostDocs and visiting professors of repute from all corners of the world.Other joint ventures are the English-language programme International Business Administration, the Erasmus Executive Development programme (EED) and the Erasmus University Centre for Contract Research and Business Support (ERBS).

Governance

The research focuses on the organisation of business and society. This area has ground in common not only with economics and management, but also with medicine and health sciences.

Culture

As one of four concentrations of Erasmus University, culture is defined broadly with focus on the areas of media, cultural economics, and the high arts. Primary research is on society and the arts, including cultural policy, media, and social identity in modern society. Faculty has particular strengths in research, and the students tend to graduate with strong research skills for both academic and field placement.

Research Institutes/Schools

Wealth

The Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management and the Erasmus School of Economics, both at Erasmus University Rotterdam. It aims to bring together top researchers in business and management.

Erasmus University today is seen as the leading university in Econometrics and Operational Research. Jan Tinbergen, Nobel Prize winner for Economics (1969), and Henri Theil founded the Econometric Institute and influenced both Econometrics & Management Science. Tinbergen's theories also had a political inclination, with multiple objectives of price stability and employment and policies to achieve the desired results and stabilizing the economy.

The Tinbergen Institute is a joint institute for research and education in economics, econometrics and finance of the University of Amsterdam, the VU University Amsterdam and the Erasmus University Rotterdam. It is one of the top research institutes and graduate schools in economics and finance in the world.[7] It offers a research master program (MPhil) in economics and finance as well as PhD opportunities.

In association with TU Delft, the TRAIL Research School is the Dutch national research school active in the fields of Transport, Infrastructure, and Logistics.

Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship is an independent research and education organisation that originated from the Erasmus University, centring around entrepreneurship, both locally and globally.[8]

Health

MGC participates in the top Research School Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics

Law, Culture and Society

Campus

The University has campuses at five locations, of which four in Rotterdam and one in The Hague:[9]

Sustainability

On 9 September 2009 ("Sustainability Day"), GreenEUR was launched officially. During this day, GreenEUR organized several on-campus activities in cooperation with Greening the Campus. Since April 2010 GreenEUR is officially recognized by the Executive Board.[10]

Student activities

Rankings

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Erasmus School of Economics

Economics Department

The economics faculty is, according to the QS World University Rankings 2018, the 9th best in Europe (UK included) and 50th in the world in economics and econometrics,[29] and 37th in the world in accounting and finance (10th best in Europe).[30] [31]

Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranks Erasmus University 1st in the Netherlands, 7th in Europe and 28th in the world for the subject Economics and Business in 2020.[32]

The Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities published in 2018, lists Erasmus School of Economics as 9th in Europe and 32nd in the world in the fields of economics and business.[33]

According to US News 2022, Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, 2nd in Europe and 10th in the world for Economics and Business.[34]

Rotterdam School of Management

The Financial Times European Business School Rankings [35] as well as the Global MBA rankings [36] consistently lists RSM as top 10 in Europe. The Financial Times ranked the CEMS MSc in International Management offered by Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University as third in the world in 2022.[37] QS ranked the school's MSc Global Business & Sustainability program among the top 60 in the world in the 2023 International Trade Rankings.[38]

Accreditations

The business school has achieved triple accreditation from the international accrediting bodies of management education; AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB. Only 100 business schools in the world have acquired triple accreditation, although many schools have a policy of not applying for multiple accreditations.

Erasmus Medical Center

The Erasmus MC (university medical center) is considered by several major rankings to be a global top institution for clinical medicine, i.e. ranked in the world as 45th in 2020 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings,[39] as 28th in 2020 by U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking[40] and 50th in 2019 by QS World University Rankings.[41]

Furthermore, the Erasmus MC is listed by The Scientist as the fifth-best of the top 15 medical institutions outside the United States (ranking 2004).

Education

Undergraduate programmes

Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a broad range of Bachelor's programmes taught in the Dutch language, leading to a B.A., BSc or LL.B. degree.

Furthermore, the university offers several completely English-language Bachelor programmes. These programmes are open to students aiming for an international career in Business and/or Economics or Communication and Media. Apart from the Dutch students, at least 50% of the students taking these programmes are international students from over 80 countries.[42]

Graduate Studies

Students can choose from different types of Master programmes: (common) Master programmes, Research Master programmes or Post-experience Master programmes. Education at this level is given mostly in English.

Master's programmes

These type of Master's programmes lead to a M.A., MSc or LL.M. degree.

Research Master's programmes

Talented graduates are given the opportunity to utilise their skills and potential in academic research. To be eligible for a Research Master, a bachelor's or master's degree must have been obtained.

Post-experience and professional Master's programmes

The university also offers specialised knowledge and skills programmes for further development of one's professional career. These types of programmes leads to the commonly known M.A. or MSc, but also to professional master's degree's like MBA, MFM (Master in Financial Management), or MHM.

Research doctoral programmes

In addition, most departments, affiliated (research) institutes or faculties offer doctorate programs or positions, leading to the 'Doctor of Philosophy' (PhD) degree. Most of the PhD programs offered by the university are concentrated in several research schools or institutes.

Erasmus Honours Academy

Erasmus University offers special honours programmes.

Students are invited to take part if their first-year grades are well above average and if they have proved themselves to be sufficiently motivated. The programmes are either disciplinary: special programmes for the very best students of one departments, or interdisciplinary: one of the Erasmus Honours Programme-tracks, where the very best students of the different faculties of the Erasmus University investigate, discuss, and tackle crucial contemporary scientific and societal questions from various perspectives.

After successfully completing the honours-programme, students receive a Honours-certificate and a Letter of Recommendation from the dean of their respective Faculty, or the Rector Magnificus of the EUR.

Notable staff

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates

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Business

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Philosophy

Notable alumni

Heads of government

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Economists and researchers

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.eur.nl/en/about-eur/house-style/making-minds-matter Making Minds Matter
  2. Web site: EUR Annual report 2020 .
  3. https://www.eur.nl/en/about-eur/organisation-administration/executive-board/annelien-bredenoord Rector Magnificus Executive Profile
  4. https://www.eur.nl/en/about-eur/house-style/brand-elements/colours Corporate colours
  5. https://trustfonds.nl/over-het-erasmus-trustfonds/historie/ History Erasmus University Rotterdam
  6. Web site: History . eur.nl . 27 September 2022.
  7. See also Ranking Tinbergen (Econometric) Institute
  8. Web site: Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship .
  9. https://www.eur.nl/en/campus/locations EUR Locations
  10. Web site: GreenEUR . GreenEUR.
  11. Web site: Welcome. EDS.
  12. Web site: QS World University Rankings 2024. 18 July 2023. Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd..
  13. News: World University Rankings 2024 . Times Higher Education (THE) . 29 December 2023.
  14. Web site: 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities . 27 August 2023 . Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
  15. Web site: Best Global Universities in the Netherlands – Erasmus University Rotterdam . U.S. News Education (USNWR) . 28 June 2024.
  16. Web site: World University Rankings 2024 . 6 June 2024 . Center for World University Rankings.
  17. Web site: CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023 - PP top 10%. 18 July 2023. CWTS Leiden Ranking.
  18. Web site: The 50 best MBA programs in the world 2020. Business Insider.. 5 March 2021.
  19. Web site: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University - Global MBA ranking 2023. Financial Times. 18 July 2023.
  20. Web site: QS World University Rankings 2023 - Business & Management. Top Universities. 18 July 2023.
  21. Web site: QS World University Rankings 2023 - Economics & Econometrics. Top Universities. 18 July 2023.
  22. Web site: QS World University Rankings: Global MBA Rankings 2023. Top Universities. 18 July 2023.
  23. Web site: THE World University Rankings 2024 by subject: business and economics. Times Higher Education. 18 October 2023 . 29 December 2023 .
  24. Web site: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/economics-business.
  25. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - Life Sciences: Human Biological Sciences . 29 December 2023 . Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
  26. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subject - Clinical Medicine . 29 December 2023 . Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
  27. Web site: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Life Sciences and Medicine. Top Universities. 18 July 2023.
  28. Web site: THE World University Rankings 2024 by subject: clinical and health. Top Universities. 18 October 2023 . 28 December 2023.
  29. http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2014/economics-econometrics QS World University Rankings economics econometrics 2014
  30. http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2014/accounting QS World University Rankings accounting 2014
  31. http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/economics-and-econometrics QS World University Rankings economics econometrics 2013
  32. Web site: World University Rankings 2020 by subject: Business and economics . www.timeshighereducation.com . 29 October 2019. 6 August 2020.
  33. Web site: Academic Ranking of World Universities in Economics / Business – 2015 2015 Top 200 Universities in Economics / Business ARWU-SUBJECT 2015 . www.shanghairanking.com . 2016-11-27 . 20 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160620224526/http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectEcoBus2015.html . dead .
  34. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/economics-business Global University Rankings
  35. http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2019 FT European Business school rankings
  36. http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-rankings FT Global MBA Rankings
  37. Web site: Business school rankings from the Financial Times . Financial Times. 2022-12-06.
  38. Web site: Global Rankings of International Trade Master's Programs . 2023-02-21 . Hinrich Foundation . en-US.
  39. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/clinical-pre-clinical-health#!/page/1/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats World University Rankings 2020 by subject: clinical, pre-clinical and health
  40. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/clinical-medicine?page=3 Best Global Universities for Clinical Medicine
  41. https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2019/life-sciences-medicine QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019: Life Sciences and Medicine
  42. Web site: Admission requirements for Bachelor International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam . 2023-11-12 . www.eur.nl . en.
  43. Web site: Kees Storm tapped as Anheuser-Busch InBev chairman . .